The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 435,015 registered voters in
Osun State would not be participating in the governorship election today.
Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident
Electoral Commissioner in Osun, made this known on Friday at a press conference
in Osogbo.
Agbaje said 1,246,915 PVCs were
collected from INEC by registered voters in the state as at Wednesday when
collection of the cards for the election ended.
The commissioner, who said
1,682,495 voters were registered, warned that those who had yet to collect
their PVCs would not be allowed to vote.
“The uncollected PVCs are safe in
the commission’s custody, as we anticipate a credible election on Saturday.
“Those who are yet to collect
their PVCs would not be allowed to vote.”
Agbaje also warned against vote
selling and buying, saying those caught risk imprisonment of one year or
N500,000 fine.
“Those also caught violating the
secrecy of their votes may be jailed for six months or fined N100,000 or both,”
he added.
Agbaje, who thanked the media for
its support, however, insisted that only INEC could announce election results.
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